Some States Are Vaccinating For COVID Faster Than Others, Here's How Tennessee Stacks Up

By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 WS Nashville

2021-07-09

An estimated 157,908,171 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 48.3% of the U.S. population. So far, states have largely managed their own vaccination coordination efforts — and some have proven more efficient at it than others. In Tennessee, 38.0% of the population are fully vaccinated, lower than the U.S. average. Lower than average vaccination rates in Tennessee appear to be attributable in part to less efficient vaccination rollout. As of July 7, Tennessee has received about 6,335,500 vaccinations and administered about 86.8% of those doses. As the virus mutates and new variants spread, vaccinating the population as rapidly as possible is critical. In total, there have been 867,407 confirmed cases of the virus in Tennessee as of July 7 — or 12,812 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 10,205 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide. All COVID-19 and vaccination data used in this story are current as of July 7, 2021. These are all the counties in Tennessee where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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